Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 20 April 2015
Archbishop Welby in 'visit of condolence' for murdered Egyptian Christians
(BBC News)
Southeast Asia experts discuss religious change and gender
(Ten Soksreinith, Voice of America)
Church hopes for creation of Orthodox banking in Russia
(Interfax-Religion)
Lavrov hopes that the Orthodox Christians in Ukraine "will not allow anyone to manipulate them as a pawn in someone else's game"
(Interfax-Religion)
Al-Shabab militants create chaos, pain for Somalis
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)
Spy agency sees sharp increase in Canadians joining Islamic State
(David Ljunggren, Reuters)
Pope condemns killings of Ethiopian Christians in Libya
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Supreme Court rules Canada a modern state, must not interfere in religion (Paywall)
(Warren Kinsella, The Hill Times)
Indonesia military launches anti-IS operation on eastern island
(Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Reuters)
Religious tolerance acts as buffer against ISIS in India: US security expert
(The Economic Times)
Erdogan divides Turkish women with approach to tackling violence
(Dasha Afanasieva and Jonny Hogg, Reuters)
Ramadi exodus compounds Iraq humanitarian crisis
(Isabel Coles and Saif Hameed, Reuters)
Turkey's top cleric calls Pope 'immoral' for Armenia comments
(Ece Toksabay, Reuters)
Russia says kills head of North Caucasus Islamist insurgency
(Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters)
More headlines about ISIS / ISIL / Daesh
Governments must do more to address anti-Semitic hate crime, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR workshop
(Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
Extremists create a false relationship between religion and conflict
(Arjun Gupta and Matthew Thomas, Huffington Post Canada)
Pope Tawadros says Armenia visit is spiritual, not political
(Ahram Online)
Conservative Anglican group backs away from split with Anglican Communion
(Fredrick Nazili, Religion News Service)
In first, Women of the Wall read from full-size Torah scroll at Kotel
(JTA)
Men refusing to sit by women? That's the symptom. Here's the sickness.
(The Jewish Daily Forward - Opinion)
Australian companies remove kashrut certification symbols over halal fears
(JTA)
The “Marriage Pledge” – Irish style
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Malaysia: Group stages protest over cross on church building
(Nicholas Cheng, The Star Online)
Churches have right to display cross under Constitution, say lawyers
(Tan Yi Liang, The Star Online)
Zahid: 'Cross' protesters face action under Sedition Act
(Jastin Ahmad Tarmizi, The Star Online)
Cross protest part of political ploy to create religious strife in Selangor, churches claim
(Malay Mail Online)
Protest over church's cross sign politically motivated, says Taman Medan rep
(Akil Yunus, The Star Online)
NYT op-ed on increased ban on cattle slaughter in India
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Islamic State murders 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya
(Louisa Loveluck, The Telegraph)
Ethiopians shocked by Islamic State killings
(Elias Meseret, Associated Press - The Big Story)
Vietnam: Government Religious Committee holds workshop on 4th draft law on religion
(The Government Committee for Religious Affairs)
Sunday, 19 April 2015
Hight court rules Muslims not entitled to scheduled caste status
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Boko Haram adopts ISIS' bloody religious cleansing strategy
(Steve Dorsey, Fox News)
Christian refugees formed human chain to avoid being thrown into sea by Muslim migrants
(Hannah Roberts and Elaine O'Flynn, Daily Mail)
Video: Islamic State kills Ethiopian Christians in Libya
(Jon Gambrell and Elias Meseret, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
A ban on beef in India is not the answer
(The New York Times)
Religion and law round-up – 19th April
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Op-Ed: Holocaust education is for memory and action
(Phyllis Greenberg Heideman, JTA)
A Communique from the GAFCON Primates Council
(GAFCON - Global Anglican Future Conference)
Bishops back Church of England breakaway congregations
(John Bingham, The Telegraph)
Breakaway Anglicans’ ‘narrow way’
(Savi Hensman, Ekklesia)
Saturday, 18 April 2015
Will Pope Francis break the Church?
(Ross Douthat, The Atlantic)
Conservative Anglicans poised for 'leap forward', deny schism
(Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today)
Suppressing religious freedoms: Chinese imams forced to dance in Xinjiang region
(The Express Tribune)
Orthodox terrorism
(Mykhailo Cherenkov, First Things)
Prayers at council meetings? Not in Canada
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Friday, 17 April 2015
Malawi gay rights: New marriage law further criminalizes LGBT relationships and identities, group says
(Aaron Morrison, International Business Times)
Is this the end?: The quest for a global Islam and the hope of Christian eschatology
(Craig Sanders, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)
Terrorism and fundamentalism are not exclusive to Islam
(Alessandro Bruno, Geopolitical Monitor)
Pope Francis ponders Cuba stopoff during US visit
(The Associated Press)
Palestinian protesters clash with IDF in West Bank on ‘Prisoners Day’
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
ISIS trying to eliminate last Christian speakers of Aramaic, language that Jesus spoke
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
'Muslim hardline' gunmen open fire on Catholic school in Pakistan
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Indonesia bans sale of beer in small shops
(Agence France-Presse)
Islamic State fighters blast their way into Iraq's largest oil refinery
(Reuters)
Palestinian women join effort to keep Jews from contested holy site
(Diaa Hadid, The New York Times)
Toowoomba mosque damaged by second suspected arson attack
(Joshua Robertson, The Guardian)
They speak Hebrew and keep kosher: The left-behind Ethiopian Jews
(Gregory Warner, NPR)
Conservative Christian group weighs in on Pussy Riot case
(Berita Panas)
Free speech under fire in Bangladesh
(David Bergman, Al Jazeera America)
Kazakhstan: Baptist facing three years jail for breaking state censorship?
(Forum 18 News Service)
Holocaust Remembrance Day
(The Washington Post)
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
(Noah Klieger, NetNews.com)
Israel marks Holocaust memorial day with sirens, ceremonies
(Associated Press, The Washington Post)
The Dawkins effect on religious debate – an appraisal
(David Knowles, Lapido Media: Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs)
Sydney woman praised for defending Muslim woman 'harassed on train for wearing a hijab'
(Heather Saul, The Independent)
How religious pilgrimages feed mental, physical and spiritual health
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
Russia's top intelligence officer warns of spread of radical Islam in Middle East and Asia
(Interfax-Religion)
Israel Law Center nets $330 million for family of pastor abducted by North Korea
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In Israel’s army, more officers are now religious. What that means.
(Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor)
Last rites for fonts – continued
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Vandals wrap chain around image of Mary at church in India
(Mike Morelos, Ecumenical News)
Hinduism not a religion but a way of life: Narendra Modi
(Press Trust of India)
Turkish leaders invoke Crusades, Inquisition in reaction to Pope’s Armenian ‘genocide’ comment
(Patrick Goodenough, CNS News)
Islamic State a challenge to stability of state system in Middle East - Pakistani expert
(Interfax-Religion)
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Poor religious background blamed for extremism, radicalization (Opinion)
(Brian Otieno, allAfrica)
Saguenay right-to-pray ruling: What it means for religious freedom in politics
(Matt Kwong, CBC News | Montreal)
Thousands attend funeral of Pakistani boy set on fire because he was a Christian
(Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today)
Kenya’s Christians and Muslims divided over amnesty plan
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Hong Kong opens £193m luxury Buddhist monastery to public
(Caroline Davies, The Guardian)
Islamic law debate puts more pressure on Malaysia PM
(Kota Bharu, Reuters)
India's die-hard Hindus push to ban beef in blow to poor
(Nirmala George, The Associated Press, The Big Story)
Christians who use the language of Jesus being uprooted by Islamic State
(Hugh Naylor, The Washington Post)
Egypt strikes Islamic texts from schools, angering Salafists
(Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Quebec town can’t have prayers at council meetings, Supreme Court rules
(Ingrid Peritz, The Globe and Mail)
Canadian Supreme Court bans prayer at city council meetings
(Andrew V. Pestano, United Press International)
Canadian Supreme Court rejects prayer at city council meetings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Islamic State’s ‘war crimes’ against Yazidi women documented
(Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post)
It's up to Dalai Lama whether he'll be reborn, Buddhist leader says
(Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters)
Putin hopes conflict caused by Pope's statement on genocide of Armenians can be resolved
(Interfax-Religion)
Some counties that sponsor jihadist groups are re-directing them to Caucasus, Central Asia - Iranian defense minister
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin is concerned about presence of Russian citizens among ISIS members
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian graffitist who painted crucified Gagarin faces year in jail
(Peter Spinella, The Moscow Times)
Muslim-majority Indonesia cracks down on alcohol sales
(Al Arabiya News)
Egypt official says she burned books ‘corrupting’ children
(Al Arabiya News)
Police chief: Two civilians that were hit by car were victims of terrorist attack
(The Jerusalem Post)
Russia hopes UN Syria talks will lead to united fight with ISIS
(The Jerusalem Post)
Religion in Cuba: Chango unchained
(The Economist)
Everyone is equal, state has no religion: Imran Khan
(Dunya News)
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